Tuesday, October 10, 2017

Visual Memoir Project Due Monday 10 / 16

Visual Memoir Rubric

 Friday: Last edits to memoir should be completed by Sunday 1:00 pm

Start on Visual Memoirs today. They should be completed Monday

10 sentences & 1 hand drawn picture or painting or 10 photos to match your events.
Part II: Visual Memoir Project


Directions: Now that you have written a story you have captured in time, you will retell this story visually. You may choose from the following choices

A. Create a visual memoir condensing your story in 10 pictures and 10 phrases or sentences

  1. Create a google slide deck of your memoir in 10 pictures or more with captions of the events / moments throughout the memoir 
  2. Create a painting or sketch of the memory of the event with a paragraph explaining the visual in one paragraph.
  3. You may create a comic version of your memoir
Try https://plasq.com/apps/comiclife/macwin/ Comic life (sign up for free trial) print out or share through email (jmurphy@sandi.net)
  1. Create a podcast explaining your memoir - explaining the story and its significance
  2. Create a video of your memoir - with the google slides, iphone (upload to you tube private share with certain people or bring in on a jump drive)
  3. Create a physical visual photo / memory book of your memoir with captions of the significance of each moment of the event.
  4. Create a narrative poem of your memoir with a visual
  5. Create a song capturing your memoir and perform it for the class. Include a paragraph explaining what you went through in each stanza and
  6. Create dance moves that express the emotional journey of your memoir w/ paragraph or small speech explaining how the moves relate to the story
  7. Create a soundtrack for your memoir. Divide your memoir into 4-6 moments, then choose a song for each moment. Burn the songs onto a CD or click links to them. Describe why this songs fits the scene of your memoir in a couple of sentences for each moment.
  8. Other creative ideas


Visual Memoirs should have a written reflection or presentation 

Analytical Paragraph for all assignments 
  • Analytical Paragraph for all assignments
  1. What is the focus / subject of your memoir? What is your purpose for writing this story?
  2. What emotions did you experience in this story? 
  3. What did you struggle with? How is this revealed in your picture?
  4. How do the images convey the emotion and complexity of your journey? (i.e. why did you choose these pictures)
  5. What image conveys the realization?
  6. If you were to share your written and visual memoir, who would be your audience and why?
  7. Why did you choose this medium / format  to retell your story?
  8. If a class were seeing your memoir on a public post, what do you think they would say? What do you hope they would say? 


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